Clothes-pounder



(ModL) L. A. FAULKNER.

CLOTHES POUNDER.

No. 254,296. Patented Feb. 28,1882.

minesses; frwwziar a NITE STATES LEROY A. FAULKNER, OF SOANDIA, KANSAS.

CLOTHES POUNDER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 254,296, dated February28, 1882.

- Application filed November 10,1881. (Model) To all whom it may concernBe it known that I, LEROY A. FAULKNER, a citizen of the United States,residing at Scandia, in the county of Republic and State of Kansas, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Clothes-Founders; andldo hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exactdescription of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in theart to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being hadto the accompanying drawings, and to letters or figures of referencemarked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

This invention has for its object to furnish an improvedclothes-pounder.

It consists in the combination, with the ordinary conical-shaped base orcasing, of a series of funnel-shaped water-chambers arranged around thesocket which holds the handle, and in a series of semi-conical platesarranged within the conical casing or base, so that their peripheriestouch each other, all of which will be hereinafter fully explained.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a side elevation, and Fig. 2 is a verticalsection, of my improved pounder. Fig. 3 is a view of the under side ofthe pounder, and Fig.4 is a plan of the same.

a is the ordinary conical base or casing employed in clothes-pounders ofthe class to which my invention relates. The casin g is provided at itsapex with a socket, a, closed at its lower end, to receive the end ofthe handle, and there are formed through the sides of the casing, justbelow the lower end of the socket, a series of (preferably three)openings, (0

b are a series of funnel-shaped receptacles or reservoirs,havin g theirsmaller ends made fast to and so that they open into the base a throughthe openings M. The larger ends of these reservoirs are closed by theplates 1), through each of which is formed a small opening, W. Thefunnels b are fixed in position, so that their sides lie against theside of the base a and the rims of their larger ends touch the side ofthe socket a. This places them in a nearly vertical position, so thatthe water which may be forced up into them will readily run back intothe base a. They are made fast by solder or other suitable means. to theside of the socket, so that they cannot be displaced or drawn downwardby wet clothing which may get caught over them.

When the pounder is forced down into the tub the water fills the baseand the receptacles b. The air is forced out by the action of the waterthrough the openings a and b. When the pounder is raised the water ispre vented from being thrown out of the receptacles by the closed top.The pressure of the air through the openings 1) will cause the water inthe receptacles to be thrown downward in a small but rapid streamthrough the orifice a into the foot a. This action of the water preventsthe clothes from being held by the foot when the latter is raised. Theclothes are released at once. In the ordinarypounders the air becomesexhausted from the foot and the clothes are held by the suction thuscreated. The receptacles, being once filled with water, will not becomewholly emptied by raising the pounder. By this means air is preventedfrom getting into the foot, which may be kept constantly full of waterby not raising it too high, and better results be thus secured in theprocess of washing the clothing.

0 are a series of four semi-conical plates placed within and extendedupward about onehalf the length of the base. employ preferably four ofthese plates, for by this number better results are secured. Thecircular rims c of these plates are arranged about in the same planewith the rim of the feet a. The rims are formed and arranged so thatthey touch on their peripheries and brace one against the other. Thevertical edges of the plates are placed against and fastened to theinner wall of the base. Each plate is perforated by a series of holes, 0

Having thus described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secureby Letters Patent, is-

1. The combination, with the base a, having a series of orifices nearits upper end, of a series of funnel-shaped water-receptacles secured tothe top of the base and opening into the orifices therein, and havingtheir outer ends closed by plates b, having perforations substantiallyas set forth.

2. The combination, with the conical base a, of a series of semi-conicalplates, 0, having a vertical length about half the height ofthe Intestimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses onthis 24th day of to October, 1881.

LEROY A. FAULKNER.

Witnesses:

ERNEST H. MALITZ, ADDISON FAULKNER.

